Unpassive
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not passive.
"[…] he sees Kafka's novels as a plea for moral passivity—which is to miss, among other things, Kafka's occasional strand of subterranean rebelliousness and his quite unpassive humor."
Example
More examples"[…] he sees Kafka's novels as a plea for moral passivity—which is to miss, among other things, Kafka's occasional strand of subterranean rebelliousness and his quite unpassive humor."
Etymology
From un- + passive.
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